March - Self consent myths (March 5th)
This workshop is all about the concept of self consent and what gets in the way. We will get into the beliefs and patterns that stop us from connecting with and expressing our needs and boundaries.

 April - Building a sense of safety
Safety is a fundamental human need, but it is also hard to access when our minds are designed to scan for danger many times a second. Often, a part of us is wholly convinced that if we live in a constant state of danger, we will be better prepared when something bad inevitably happens. This is a lie that our hypervigilant mind tells us. We are generally better prepared when we are well-resourced and rested - which is almost impossible when living in a state of constant alert. This session will work through what it takes to build a sense of 'safe enough'. 

May - Interpersonal priorities & mindful relating

This session is about figuring out what you want to achieve when approaching a difficult conversation. We will explore the mindful relating menu and discuss why some categories are difficult while others might be more approachable. We will talk about working out interpersonal priorities when approaching a difficult conversation. 

June  - Approaching a difficult interaction

This session is about figuring out what you want to achieve when approaching a difficult conversation. We will explore the mindful relating menu and discuss why some categories are difficult while others might be more approachable. We will talk about working out interpersonal priorities when approaching a difficult conversation. 

July - Self-consent and micro scripts
Micro scripts help us to navigate upsetting or stressful interactions with greater ease. Most of us have uncomfortable situations that have got on our nerves, and we haven't worked out what we would have said to make things better til long after the fact. Nearly everyone has situations like this that reoccur on the regular, and this class is all about finding the words to address them. 

August 13th - Building Interoception
Interoception is the perception of sensations from inside of our bodies, including our felt sense of organ function like a heartbeat, breathing, hunger, fullness, and our autonomic nervous system activity related to emotions.  Identifying and naming emotions and sensations in our bodies helps us make choices grounded in our felt senses. 

September - Self-consent and the window of capacity
This class will explore the concept of the window of capacity and how we know we are straying outside of it. We will explore survival responses such as Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn, Flop and Fix(ate) that happen when we are outside of our window of tolerance. We will talk about how neurodivergence plays into this.

October - Urgency and self consent

Urgency often gets in the way of acting skillfully and in line with our values.  We experience it at times of high emotional arousal. This class is all about working out when urgency shows up for you, and how you can handle it effectively. 

November - Self-consent & writing your own user manual
User manuals can help us to navigate relationships and share the bugs and features that make us who we are. They can include helpful information about how to love us in the way that we need. They are also an invaluable tool for introspection. We will explore aspects of a user manual that help us to recognise helpful and harmful relational patterns

December - Self-consent and NRE
New relationship energy is a popular topic in non-monogamy circles. It is the experience of being hyper-focused on a new being in your life. While it is most associated with romantic relationships, many people experience NRE with friends, new additions to the family (be they human or animal) and when they go through big relationship changes, such as getting married, moving in together or coming back together after a period apart. Some may even get into NRE with a new hobby or interest.

Whatever the source, NRE can challenge our self-consent because we are more likely to go past our boundaries, minimise our own needs and abandon ourselves when in the throes of NRE. This can be bad for our relationships, our self-esteem and our mental health. This class will be an opportunity to talk about how we notice NRE happening and what guard rails might help us to be more grounded.

January - Mapping your relationship
Relationships are a challenge, even when they are loving. This class is about mapping the key relationships in your life and figuring out where the main obstacles to self-consent arise. Some folks will find them in friendships, others with family and others in romantic connections. By mapping our relationships, we will identify where to focus our attention when using the skills we have built.